Disable invoking ExternalEvaluate with > shortcut

I want to disable the behavior associated with > in Mathematica 12+.
There is now a shortcut to start a Python session:

Use > at the beginning of a line to start an external code cell evaluated with ExternalEvaluate

This “hijacks” the intended command and puts it in a Python cell annoyingly when I type a > to modify a line. How to turn this off?

John,

If I understand your issue, this is a bug with version 12.1. Upgrade to version 12.1.1 which was just released to fix the issue of cells suddenly changing when certain characters are typed.

Regards

Neil

Thanks, Neil. Unfortunately, I am using 12.1.1.0 (under macOS Catalina, 10.15.5). Actually, I did not notice the problem in 12.1, although I might have just been lucky.

Hi John,

Take a look at this post. The issue was fixed in an updated 12.1.1.

Yes, Rohit. I got my version numbers mixed up. upgrade to the new (just released) 12.1.1 and it fixes that problem.

Replacing my old 12.1.1 (downloaded June 16, before the fix of June 23) has solved the problem. Many thanks to you both!